Oulu, Trenčín named European Capitals of Culture 2026

BRUSSELS, 1st January, 2026 (WAM) — The cities of Oulu in Finland and Trenčín in Slovakia have been selected as European Capitals of Culture for 2026.
The European Union annually names several cities as European Capitals of Culture to underline Europe’s cultural diversity and honour the cultural and artistic identity of each region.
The two cities replace Chemnitz in Germany’s Saxony and the Slovenian-Italian border twin cities of Nova Gorica/Gorizia.